Oliver!1968
As Mrs. Bedwin
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Megs Jenkins
Born
An engineer's daughter, she had first planned on becoming a ballerina, using her original Christian name Muguette, but abandoned those plans by the age of 17 when she realized that her physique was more in keeping with her other first name, Megs. She trained in Liverpool at the School of Dancing and Dramatic Art and then joined the Liverpool Repertory Company in 1933 before moving to London to appear at the Player's Theatre four years later. During the 1950's, Megs was busy acting on stage and had considerable critical success in two plays by Emlyn Williams, 'Light of Heart' (1940) and 'The Wind of Heaven' (1945). Against character, she also played the vicious, unstable Alma Winemiller in 'Summer and Smoke' (1951) by Tennessee Williams. In 1956, she was awarded the Clarence Derwent Award as Best Supporting Actress for her role as the stoic wife of a longshoreman harbouring incestuous feelings for his niece in 'A View from the Bridge' by Arthur Miller. The previous year, she had made her Broadway debut in Chekhov's 'A Day by the Sea' as a supportive governess to an alcoholic physician.
Filmography (54)
Ivanhoe1952
As Servant to Isaac
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Bunny Lake Is Missing1965
As Sister
TMDb 7.2 / 10
The Innocents1961
As Mrs. Grose
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Murder Most Foul1964
As Gladys Thomas
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Asylum1972
As Nurse Higgins
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Cruel Sea1953
As Tallow's Sister
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Saraband for Dead Lovers1948
As Frau Busche
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Story of Esther Costello1957
As Nurse Evans
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Poison Pen1939
As Barmaid
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Man in the Sky1957
As Mrs. Snowden
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Out of the Clouds1955
As Mrs. Jones, the Landlady
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Indiscreet1958
As Doris Banks
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Tiger Bay1959
As Mrs. Phillips
TMDb 7.2 / 10
The Turn of the Screw1974
As Mrs. Grose
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Green for Danger1946
As Nurse Woods
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Stranger in the House1967
As Mrs. Christoforides
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Smashing Bird I Used to Know1969
As Matron
TMDb 4.9 / 10
The History of Mr. Polly1949
As The Innkeeper
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Passionate Stranger1957
As Millie
TMDb 5.5 / 10
No Place for Jennifer1950
As Mrs. Marshall
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Personal Affair1953
As Vi Vining
TMDb 6.3 / 10
White Corridors1951
As Mrs. Briggs
TMDb 6.8 / 10
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike1949
As Nan Ritchie
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Painted Boats1945
As Barmaid
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Secret People1952
As Penny
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Kay1978
As Iris
Friends and Neighbours1959
As Lily Grimshaw
TMDb 8.0 / 10
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special1980
As Mrs Braithwaite
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Jet Storm1959
As Rose Brock
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Barber of Stamford Hill1963
TMDb 10.0 / 10
David Copperfield1969
As Clara Peggotty
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Amorous Milkman1975
As Iris Peters
TMDb 2.5 / 10
The Lamp Still Burns1943
As Nurse (uncredited)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Heart to Heart1962
As Lady Johnson
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Life for Ruth1962
As Mrs Gordon
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Where the Buffalo Roam
Where the Buffalo Roam1966
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Millions Like Us1943
As Gwen Price
TMDb 5.6 / 10
John and Julie1955
As Mrs. Pritchett
TMDb 4.9 / 10
The Daedalus Equations1976
As Eileen Gray
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Rough Shoot1953
As Mrs. Powell
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Trouble in Store1953
As Miss Gibson
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Monkey's Paw1973
As Mrs. White
Macbeth1964
As Gentlewoman
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Brothers1947
As Angustina
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Gay Dog1954
As Maggie Gay
TMDb 7.0 / 10
If You Could See What I Can See
If You Could See What I Can See1974
As Mrs. Palmer
The Green Helmet1961
As Kitty Launder
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Ten Year Plan1945
As Housewife
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Monkey's Paw1948
As Mrs. Alice Trelawne
TMDb 5.9 / 10
It's in the Bag
It's in the Bag1944
As Peach St. Clair
TMDb 5.7 / 10
29 Acacia Avenue1945
As Shirley
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Weekend Guest
Weekend Guest1974
As Beryl Steele
Secret Journey
Secret Journey1939
As Berta Von Reimer
TMDb 8.0 / 10
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